Leonardo Montaldo or di Montaldo (1319 – 14 June 1384) was a statesman who became the 7th
doge
A doge ( , ; plural dogi or doges) was an elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods. Such states are referred to as " crowned republics".
Etymology
The ...
of the
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the La ...
.
Leonardo was born in San Martino di Paravanico, near modern-day
Ceranesi
Ceranesi (; lij, Çianexi ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
The Municipality of Ceranesi includes also the Shrine of N.S. della Guardia, the mo ...
in the
Polcevera valley
Val Polcevera is one of the main valleys crossing Genoa, taking its name from the eponymous river
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. His family was from
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. Little is known of his life before the dogate. He was elected by a commission despite the fact that a large share of the population supported
Antoniotto Adorno. According to some sources, Montaldo had accepted to rule the Republic only for six months.
Once in office, like his predecessors, Montaldo tried to reorganize the Republic and in particular the fiscal system. But on June 11, 1384 it became clear that he had contracted the plague during an outbreak in the city and he died in
Genoa
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three days later. Antoniotto Adorno was elected doge the next day.
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1319 births
1384 deaths
14th-century Doges of Genoa
14th-century deaths from plague (disease)